wild flowers of W.A.

When the warmer weather is here so are the wild flowers of WA. and the warm weather makes it very pleasent to do the outdoor thing
especially when the wild flowers are expanding right down through the state.

At the right time of the year this magic carpet of flowers can be seen from Kununurra in the North West to Albany in the South West.
For a great weekend getaway or even a longer break away from the hum drum of normal life.
July to November is the best time of the year for the wild flowers of WA which will show you a multi colored carpet of wild flowers

Heck! grab your girl/guy and enjoy a romantic wekend in Western Australia's wild flower country.

For approximately five months of each and every year WA wildflowers are scattered across nearly 2.5 million square kilometres of this wonderful State of Western Australia.

About12,000 separate species can be found here. And many of these wild flowers are totally unique to this part of the world. Thousands of amazing blooms are yet to be named by the botanists .

The very best locations for your wild flower experience starts with the Pilbara in the North during July,
and then gradually moves south reaching Esperance in November.

The magnificent fields of lollipop shaped everlasting's flowers in yellow, pink and white are found in a number of inland areas, often along road verges.

Wildflowers on the side of the road.

Western Australian Wildflowers North of Perth City.

On the way to the Pinnacle's you can see everlasting's, spider orchids, leschenaultias, fringe lilies, kangaroo paws and many banksias.

In the Geraldton region you will see the magnificent river gums, Geraldton wax plants, orange and gold banksias, all sorts of grevilleas, kangaroo paws, feather flowers, starflowers, smokebushes and the eucalyptus are in abundance.

The magnificent fields of lollipop shaped everlasting's flowers in yellow, pink and white are found in a number of inland areas, often along road verges.

Near Kalbarri you can expect to experience kangaroo paws, grevilleas, banksias and eucalypts (Gum Trees) .

Wattles, hakeas, grevilleas, dampiera, and purple peas are also prevalent in this area, Shark Bay daisies are as common as muck around Monkey Mia and the Shark Bay World Heritage Area.

The Carnarvon area has parakeelya, purple vetch, northern blue bells and birdflower for your enjoyment.

Cape Range National Park - which borders Ningaloo Reef has even greater concentrations of varieties, more than 650 found so far. Some of those identified include - Yardie Creek morning glory, Ashburton peas, hairy pepperflowers, daisies, wattles, native tomatoes, hibbertia, native foxgloves, Sturt's desert pea, rattlebrush, green birdflower and the toucan flower.

In the Pilbara you will be totally amazed at the vast amount of everlastings, as far as the eye can see, from horizon to horizon in fact. The Pilbara has about 50 verities of acacia species, wattle, mulga and yellow native hibiscus, There are, bluebells, sticky cassia, mulla mulla, native fuschias, spinifex, and the tangled morning glory, you will also find plenty of native almonds, holly leafed grevillea, and sea been and mangroves.

Western Australian Wildflowers. South from Perth .

The iconic towns south of Perth such as Margaret River, Albany, Pemberton, Denmark and Esperance are famous for their wildflower displays.

See the dainty flowers such as honeypots, orchids, milkmaids, green kangaroo paws and the mountain bells.

Roughly 150 species of orchids are known to inhabit the south west area, along with grass trees like the Kingia australis, aromatic plants like the brown boronia and more than 165 species of eucalypts (Gum Trees). You will see these friendly little fellows where ever you go.

The more spectacular flowers include kangaroo paws, hakea, hardenbenbergia, chorizema, verctordia and the blue lechenaultia are found here. Coral vine, morning iris, yellow buttercups, blue squill, tiny stars, pink and lemon rainbows, golden dryandraurchin hakeas, yellow and pink verticordias, red bottlebrush, mountain bells, will also be found among this smorgasbord of flowering plants and trees. This entire area is a flower lovers delight with - orange/lemon scented darwinia, cat's paws, cockies tongue, parrot bush, holly flame tree, karri pea flower and the amazingly named snotty gobble.

Orchids such as donkey, pink fairy, jug, star, blue china, rabbits ears, hammer, bird, red tongues spider, mantis, clubbed spider, white spider, pink enamel, cowslip, Queen of Sheba.

Bremer Bay's Fitzgerald River National Park is a particular mecca for the wildflower enthusiast due to its prolific display and the diversity of species available.

The Wave Rock area can boast a wide range of twisted gimlets, orchids, zigzag wattle, pink everlastings, Sturt's desert pea, bronze clossey, cowslip, native grasses, purple cyanostegia augustilolia, yellow glischocaryon and gimlet thicket.

The Kalgoorlie/Goldfields region has fields of everlastings as well as the poached egg (Hungry?), daisies, pink mulla mulla, orange immortelle, acacia, hakea and blue pincushion .

The many thousands of varieties of West Australian wildflowers will leave you with an everlasting memory. You will be able to reflect on your own amazing experience for many years to come.

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